Monthly Archives: May 2023

NW Branch Conference update and review: Adapting to Climate Change, key conclusions, challenges and priorities, because it’s ‘NOT IF, BUT HOW’

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC North West (NW) Branch’s recent conference on ‘Adapting to Climate Change, key conclusions & challenges’, held in Chester Cathedral on 27 April, voiced the need to find common ground between heritage regulation and change under climate change, concluding … Continue reading →

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Your invite to IHBC’s new virtual Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE – 21 June, flexible from 4.30PM, FREE & OPEN TO ALL – supporting #IHBCSwansea2023

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

Anyone can register HERE to visit our free and open forum of heritage advice, guidance, services and more – IHBC’s MarketPlace:LIVE – online and live & included with #IHBCSwansea2023 bookings, on ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’.

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IHBC welcomes c.130 Heritage MarketPlace Stalls and offers ‘Zoom Rooms’ to reach visitors at MarketPlace:LIVE 2023 on 21 June, 4.30-7.00pm – the launch of #IHBCSwansea2023

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC has written to Heritage MarketPlace stallholders – our recast web directory and hub for anyone seeking heritage-related support – offering the chance to host ‘Zoom Rooms’ to meet, guide and advise visitors to the online MarketPlace:LIVE launch of … Continue reading →

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2023 Natural Stone Show Seminar programme out: Includes free IHBC Recognised CPD from HE on Conservation Day, 08/06

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC will be at the Natural Stone Show in ExCeL on 6-8 June, with the full programme of free sessions in the Show’s Seminar Theatre now out, including Conservation Day (08/06), the Historic England (HE) programme of free IHBC-recognised … Continue reading →

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IHBC Project Signpost: McGee to deliver pioneering deconstruction works at 1 Golden Lane in the City of London

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

McGee, a specialist engineering contractor delivering high-profile, complex engineering projects, is pleased to announce it has been appointed by Castleforge for deconstruction works at 1 Golden Lane, in the City of London. image: for illustration – Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB on IHBC’s Marsh Award winners

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features the Designing Buildings (DB) on the announcement of the IHBC … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the roots up’: Ancient King Charles oak faces the chop

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

Tensions are brewing in Berkshire as residents push back against plans to cut down a 700-year-old oak tree used to spy on King Charles I’s army during the Civil War, reports Localgov. image: for illustration

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New SME study reveals 47% of UK construction workers feel lonely at work

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

A new study conducted by 3GEM on behalf of NESCAFÉ Make Chat Work surveyed 350 UK construction workers/tradespeople in SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) companies of 5-250 employees, in October 2022 revealed that 47% of UK construction workers feel lonely … Continue reading →

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AJ: City of London looks to ‘retrofit first’ policy for its future City Plan

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

The Architects’ Journal (AJ) has reported that draft measures debated by councillors on the City’s local planning committee last month (27 April) highlighted the corporation’s intention to place greater weight on retrofitting in its 2040 City Plan. image for illustration: … Continue reading →

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Large proportion of levelling up funding left untouched

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

Levelling up has been one of the biggest focuses for local authorities recently, but according to the Labour Party, central government has spent less than 10% of the funding that it has committed to levelling up, reports Public Sector Executive. … Continue reading →

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APS indicates safety is at risk as construction sector struggles for staff

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

Research from the Association for Project Safety [APS] reveals the UK’s built environment is at risk of becoming less safe as the industry fails to attract new staff. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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HES Regulatory Framework: ‘How we provide regulatory and advisory services in the planning and other consenting systems’

Posted on 30/05/2023 by IHBC

The new Historic Environment Scotland (HES) framework document explains HES’s approach to regulatory and advisory services in the planning and other consenting systems, and is designed for anyone who engages with these services or wants to understand more about its … Continue reading →

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Your invite to IHBC’s new virtual Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE – 21 June, flexible from 4.30pm, FREE & OPEN TO ALL – supporting #IHBCSwansea2023

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

Anyone can register HERE to visit our free and open forum of heritage advice, guidance, services and more – IHBC’s MarketPlace:LIVE – online and live & included with #IHBCSwansea2023 bookings, on ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’.

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IHBC is at the 2023 Natural Stone Show… naturally – with new MarketPlace, Schools, HESPR, Wiki & more, Excel, 6-8 June (IHBC CPD Recognised Conservation Day: 8 June)

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC will join thousands of industry professionals and over 200 exhibitors at the Natural Stone Show at Excel on 6-8 June, with IHBC Recognised CPD at the Historic England-sponsored Conservation Day (8 June), and all free!

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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2023 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Enter online before 1/09/23

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading →

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IHBC launches #IHBCPetitionforCharter consultation web hub & resource: Peruse, pass on and promote

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC has launched its consultation web hub & resource offering context, updates and more on the prospect of an IHBC Petition for Charter – #IHBCPetitionforCharter – to help engagement on the issues around the IHBC seeking a Royal Charter … Continue reading →

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IHBC Signpost: DB’s ‘Circular Economy Wiki’ – ‘a centralised platform… on implementing circular economy in construction

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

The Circular Economy Wiki – within Designing Buildings (DB) – is a centralised platform containing guidance, definitions and examples on implementing circular economy in construction, with all welcome to contribute.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £150K costed works: Council calls for UD services, referencing designated archaeology, closing 31/05, valued to £100K

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features a Council’s call for urban design (UD) … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New twist in battle to save old sawmill building as owner appeals listing

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

The owner of a Victorian industrial building that’s under threat of demolition has appealed against a recent decision to give it listed status, ReGlasgow reports. image: for illustration HES Listing LB52614

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National housebuilder fined nearly £500,000 for polluting river in Pontypool

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

Housebuilding firm Taylor Wimpey has been fined £488,772 for failing to prevent numerous incidents which led to the pollution of a river in Pontypool, reports Wales Online. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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Want to become Heritage Fund ‘RoSS’ consultant? Closes 19 June

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

The Heritage Fund is seeking expert consultants to apply to our new RoSS Framework – the Register of Support Services (RoSS) is a framework of external consultants -from April 2024, with applications closing 19 June.

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New RTPI hub showcases ‘Interim State of the Profession 2023’

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

RTPI has highlighted how the planning profession faces challenges to its public image resulting in the widespread abuse of planners, at the same time as planners are paid much worse, with salaries failing to rise in line with inflation, with … Continue reading →

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MPs warned by PAC that Westminster could collapse before restoration

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

There is a ‘Real and rising risk’ that Palace of Westminster will be destroyed by catastrophic event before it is restored, says Public Accounts Committee (PAC). image: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament

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£3.5M boost for Scotland’s historic environment: SCT, NTS and more

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

National Trust for Scotland (NTS), Keep Scotland Beautiful and the Scottish Civic Trust (SCT) are all amongst those receiving funding from Historic Environment Scotland (HES). image: for illustration

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Memorial to plantation owner and slaver John Gordon removed from Dorset church

Posted on 26/05/2023 by IHBC

A memorial to an 18th Century slaver and plantation owner John Gordon has been removed from St Peter’s, Dorchester, reports the BBC. image: for illustration – By Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13586084

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